Variational field equations of a Majorana neutrino coupled to Einstein's theory of general relativity

Authors

DÜNDAR TEKİN DERELİ
YORGO ŞENİKOĞLU

DOI

10.55730/1300-0101.2722

Abstract

A consistent variational derivation of the Majorana 4-spinor field equations coupled to Einstein's theory of gravitation is given. The equivalence of the first and the second order variational field equations is explicitly demonstrated. The Lagrange multiplier 2-forms we use turn out to be precisely the Belinfante-Rosenfeld 2-forms that are needed to symmetrize the canonical energy-momentum tensor of the Majorana spinor.

Keywords

Canonical formalism, Lagrangians, variational principles, Majorana neutrino

First Page

162

Last Page

172

Recommended Citation

DERELİ, DÜNDAR TEKİN and ŞENİKOĞLU, YORGO (2022) "Variational field equations of a Majorana neutrino coupled to Einstein's theory of general relativity," Turkish Journal of Physics: Vol. 46: No. 5, Article 2. https://doi.org/10.55730/1300-0101.2722
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/physics/vol46/iss5/2